Registered Dietitian (Temporary Part-Time) Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine (Stratford / Cumberland County, NJ)

Primary Duties/Responsibilities

• Provide nutritional assessments in the client’s home, including assessments of food insecurity, ability to prepare meals, and access to whole foods.
• Conduct home cooking environment analysis, including evaluation of available cooking space, utensils, and storage capacity, in order to provide practical recommendations for home cooking.
• Provide personalized nutritional counseling to clients, including precision counseling for specific chronic disease states (i.e., diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, and renal disease).
• Design personalized healthy meal plans, including grocery lists and recipes.
• Be available to serve as driver of mobile unit as needed.
• Work with a chef and teaching kitchen participants to develop and deliver healthy cooking classes for the teaching kitchen.
• Provide nutritional information during cooking classes at the Rowan-Virtua Teaching Kitchen, in partnership with a chef.
• Emphasize the concept of “food as medicine without sacrificing taste” during teaching kitchen classes.
• Participate in all training required for the grant.
• Attend meetings as required.

Requirements

• Must have a valid Driver’s License.

Qualifications

• Registered dietician with current licensure from the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
• Passion for implementing new nutritional interventions to address diet-related chronic health conditions and the ability to work in a team environment are essential.

Pay

Salary In compliance with the State of New Jersey’s Pay Transparency Act, the rate is $45-$50 per hour.

Benefits

This is a non-benefit eligible position.